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Virginia General Assembly · HB 498 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 155

Motor carrier violations; authority of law-enforcement officers.

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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-613.1, 46.2-613.3, 46.2-613.4, and 46.2-613.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor carrier violations; authority of law-enforcement officers. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Motor carrier violations; authority of law-enforcement officers. Authorizes the enforcement of motor carrier violations of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations at locations other than permanent weighing stations and clarifies that law-enforcement officers, in addition to size and weight compliance agents, may enforce such provisions.
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 155 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Vivian E. Watts

Recorded votes

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 13, X 2
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 98, X 2
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 97, X 2, N 1
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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